Esteem: The Power of Vulnerability (2016)

Name: Esteem: The Power of Vulnerability (2016)
Uploaded: 2018-09-27T19:53:19
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Description: Australian filmmaker Peter Charles Downey takes us on a personal and cathartic journey of empowerment, redemption, and healing. Hurt people hurt people - it’s a pattern, and hurt people will hurt the earth. But just as the pain of an artist can lead to brilliant creativity, so too can the pain of the world lead us to esteem.

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Australian filmmaker Peter Charles Downey takes us on a personal and cathartic journey of empowerment, redemption, and healing.

Hurt people hurt people - it’s a pattern, and hurt people will hurt the earth. But just as the pain of an artist can lead to brilliant creativity, so too can the pain of the world lead us to esteem.

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